My films are my style statement: Bhardwaj

Filmmaker’s ‘Haider’ set to be screened at London Asian Film Festival.

NEW DELHI: National Award-winning filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj, who has helmed offbeat films, such as Omkara, Kaminey and Haider, considers his films as his style statement, which teleport cinema-lovers to a whole new arena of the film with ease.

The 49-year-old attended the Blenders Pride Reserve Collection as a style speaker. He also mentioned he uses the camera lens to see the world as, according to him, style means having an open mind without any prejudice. “My films are my style statement. If people watch any of my films or hear a dialogue in it, they can easily make out what the entire movie is about,” he said. “The characters I create are different and unique from others and that depicts my strength in the film arena,” he added.

Bhardwaj has garnered plaudits for Haider, which was felicitated at Rome Film Festival with the ‘People’s Choice Award’. Haider is set to be screened at London Asian Film Festival, which is scheduled to take place between March 19 and March 28. The Shahid Kapoor-starrer will be shown at the Harrow Arts Centre on March 20.

Talking about his association as a style speaker for Blenders Pride Reserve Collection, Bhardwaj said, “My association has just started with it and I hope that it will be a beautiful one. As it’s all about style and, I think, I have a different and unique style of my own.” Apart from Bhardwaj, the brand will also feature actors Parambrata Chattopadhyay and Rahul Bose. 

Published in The Express Tribune, March  17^th,  2015.

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